Tag: Dave Mills
PECOS preparation pays off, providers say
January 24, 2014Elizabeth Deprey
WASHINGTON - CMS on Jan. 6 officially began denying claims with the names of physicians not enrolled in PECOS, and providers say so far, so good.“We've been very fortunate,” said Lori Corey, vice president of finance for Waukesha, Wis.-based Oxygen One. “It's been very smooth.”This phase of PECOS has been years in the making. There have been numerous delays, most recently from May 1, 2013.Those delays have been a big help in allowing providers to get doctors up to speed with...
Unbundling trips up providers
November 22, 2013Elizabeth Deprey
YARMOUTH, Maine - Provider Brent Bradshaw says Round 2 of competitive bidding has sparked a disturbing trend: contract suppliers billing patients for brake attachments for walkers that CMS has already paid for.CMS last month cautioned providers about “unbundling” walkers and brake attachments. When providers sell walkers with brake attachments (E0141, E0143 and E0149), reimbursement is for the whole unit, the agency stated.Bradshaw, president of Durable Medical Equipment Inc., in Austin,...